Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies: Volume 10 Issue 1

A city-level analysis of the distribution of FDI within China

Suwina Cheng, Kenny Lin, Richard Simmons

The study aims to examine whether city-level investment climate, local government effectiveness and corporate income tax rates influence the spatial distribution of foreign direct…

Is Chinese outward FDI in MENA little?

Rania S. Miniesy, Eman Elish

This paper aims to investigate the host country determinants of Chinese Outward FDI (OFDI) and, given these determinants, examines whether Chinese OFDI in MENA is less than…

Do country sizes matter? What motivates China’s trade decision in Southern Africa?

Emmanuel Igbinoba

This paper aims to test the political-economy hypothesis that country sizes are related with constraints associated with Chinese trade.

China’s foreign trade policy with OPEC member countries

Ehsan Rasoulinezhad

The purpose of this paper is to analyze specifications of the China’s foreign trade policy with Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) member countries.

Influence of systemic banking crisis and currency crisis on the relationship of export and economic growth: Evidence from China

Syed Ali Raza, Mohd Zaini Abd Karim

This study aims to investigate the influence of systemic banking crises, currency crises and global financial crisis on the relationship between export and economic growth in…

China-United Kingdom free trade area: Likely impact on the economy and on specific industry sectors in both countries

Shumei Chen, Dandan Li

The purpose of this paper is to predict the likely economic effects of a free trade area (FTA) on both China and the United Kingdom (hereafter the UK).